Whether you're trying to cut back on subscription fees, avoid auto-renewal after a free 30-day trial, or align your spending more closely with your values, there are tons of reasons you may want to cancel Amazon Prime. We totally get it and make no judgments.
Of course, you mightwant to keep your Prime membership for October Prime Day (aka Prime Big Deal Days), since Prime members have exclusive access to most of the deals during the shopping event. The fall shopping event falls on Oct. 7 and 8 and promises millions of deals across categories, giving customers a head start on holiday shopping.
Nevertheless, here's a step-by-step guide on how to bid Bezos goodbye if and when the time comes to cut ties with the mega retailer. Trust us; it's not as straightforward as it should be.
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How to cancel your Amazon Prime membership in the Amazon app
The process for canceling your Prime subscription via the Amazon app is the same on both iOS and Android.
Total Time- 2 min
- Smartphone
- Amazon mobile app
Step 1: Open the app and tap the middle button at the bottom (it should look like a person).
Credit: Screenshot: Amazon Step 2: Tap "Your Account."
Credit: Screenshot: Amazon Step 3: Scroll down through the list of options to "Manage Prime Membership" (under "Account Settings").
Credit: Screenshot: Amazon Step 4: Hit "Manage membership" at the top of the page.
Credit: Screenshot: Amazon Step 5: Tap "Manage Membership (Update, cancel and more)."
Credit: Screenshot: Amazon Step 6: Tap "End membership."
Credit: Screenshot: Amazon Step 7: Review how many days are left in your current Prime billing cycle. Scroll all the way down to "Continue to cancel."
Credit: Screenshot: Amazon Step 8: Confirm your cancellation by clicking the yellow button that says "End on [date]."
Your membership will officially end once your current billing cycle is over.
Credit: Screenshot: Amazon How to cancel your Amazon Prime membership on desktop
Total Time- 2 min
- Laptop or desktop
Step 1: Log in to your Amazon account on your browser. Hover over "Accounts & Lists" in the upper right hand corner. In the menu of options, click "Prime Membership."
You'll pull up your personal Prime membership page with a collection of plan benefits and options.
Credit: Screenshot: Amazon Step 2: Click "Manage Membership" in the top right-hand corner. Click "End Membership."
Credit: Screenshot: Amazon Step 3: Review how many days are left in your current Prime billing cycle. Click the yellow button on the lower-right side of the page that says "Continue to cancel."
Credit: Screenshot: Amazon Step 4: Confirm your cancellation by clicking the yellow button that says "End on [date]."
Your membership will officially end once your current billing cycle is over.
Credit: Screenshot: Amazon
